Queens of the Dead

“It was important to me that there was an underlying silliness, playfulness to this project, because I do think that zombies are meant to be a little bit silly and a little bit fun. My dad’s zombies, I think, were fundamentally silly. His films had a darker tone and were a little bit more nihilistic, a little bit more focused on the idea that people are assholes and they’re really the ones who are going to screw you at the end of the day."

"QUEENS OF THE DEAD takes a little bit of a different approach. I still wanted to dig into the infighting within the community, and the ways that we can get in each other’s way, and how communication breaks down in a crisis. But I think, in this day and age, and with what’s going on for queer people all around America and other places, I wanted to have a little bit more of an uplifting ending. I wanted to lose some characters (it is a zombie movie), but not like what happens in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. I didn’t want to do a ‘final girl’ situation. In many ways, I view the queer community as the main character that succeeds together and through mutual support.”